Integrating green initiatives into existing commerical buildings

The sustainable building movement is suffering a crisis of overhype and from focusing too often on new buildings. The refurbishment of existing buildings is a crucial yet often being neglected. Many old buildings waste large amounts of energy and provide poor internal conditions for occupants throug...

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Main Author:	Cheng, Yew Leong
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2010
Subjects:	TH Building construction
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/10620/1/ChengYewLeongMFKA2010.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.106202018-05-27T07:51:16Z Integrating green initiatives into existing commerical buildings 2010-05 Cheng, Yew Leong TH Building construction The sustainable building movement is suffering a crisis of overhype and from focusing too often on new buildings. The refurbishment of existing buildings is a crucial yet often being neglected. Many old buildings waste large amounts of energy and provide poor internal conditions for occupants through poor lighting, poor ventilation, solar penetration and glare, and poor control of heating and cooling. Making existing buildings more sustainable will be the next big focus for the design industry. The aim of this research is to study the green concept applying to existing buildings; to establish the most critical of these aspects; and to identify methods to improve the existing buildings. The methodology for conducting the study involved literature review, data collection and analysis of results using the Average Index Method. The process of data collection involved obtaining primary data from the respondents by conducting questionnaires surveys and interview with building professional. The primary barriers and benefits towards green initiatives in existing building have been identified. 2010-05 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/10620/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/10620/1/ChengYewLeongMFKA2010.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Civil Engineering
institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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language	English
topic	TH Building construction
spellingShingle	TH Building construction Cheng, Yew Leong Integrating green initiatives into existing commerical buildings
description	The sustainable building movement is suffering a crisis of overhype and from focusing too often on new buildings. The refurbishment of existing buildings is a crucial yet often being neglected. Many old buildings waste large amounts of energy and provide poor internal conditions for occupants through poor lighting, poor ventilation, solar penetration and glare, and poor control of heating and cooling. Making existing buildings more sustainable will be the next big focus for the design industry. The aim of this research is to study the green concept applying to existing buildings; to establish the most critical of these aspects; and to identify methods to improve the existing buildings. The methodology for conducting the study involved literature review, data collection and analysis of results using the Average Index Method. The process of data collection involved obtaining primary data from the respondents by conducting questionnaires surveys and interview with building professional. The primary barriers and benefits towards green initiatives in existing building have been identified.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Cheng, Yew Leong
author_facet	Cheng, Yew Leong
author_sort	Cheng, Yew Leong
title	Integrating green initiatives into existing commerical buildings
title_short	Integrating green initiatives into existing commerical buildings
title_full	Integrating green initiatives into existing commerical buildings
title_fullStr	Integrating green initiatives into existing commerical buildings
title_full_unstemmed	Integrating green initiatives into existing commerical buildings
title_sort	integrating green initiatives into existing commerical buildings
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering
granting_department	Faculty of Civil Engineering
publishDate	2010
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/10620/1/ChengYewLeongMFKA2010.pdf
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